police sergeant how they made the arrest and then well hear from a worker who tells what it was like this morning in the shelter. >> the team with the police k-9 entered the building and announced their presence. the dog barked. they made their way through the building the suspect surrendered stating he did not want to be bitten by the police dog so the dog gets credit for the arrest and the officers took the suspect into custody. (inaudible). thank god everything turned out all right. >> here is a shot the dog getting a lot of the credit today. police have not said anything about the four men who were accused in this. they have not said whether they were armed, but they are calling it a takeover robbery. they have checked the building. there is still a heavy police presence here. they say they are convinced there is no one else in there and no other suspects at large

at this point. they did find 1,000 marijuana plants inside and they have not determined whether this was a legal grow. they have been focused on the fact california aspect making sure it ended peacefully but the swat team pulled out and turned it over to the investigative unit to look for answers. >> thank you, amy hollyfield. more developing news, a san francisco firefighter is treated for injuries after a fire in the sunset district. flames broke out on 8th avenue and investigators have learned there was a marijuana grow there. abc7 news reporter, katie marzullo is live at the scene. >> the firefighter fell inside the home as you can see where the whens are broken. he fell and hurt his shoulder and treated at the hospital. no one else was hurt or inside. something different that the firefighter encountered inside this home. they say that the entire house

was a massive grow house, all three floors. they don't know how many plants are inside but two floors were entirely dedicated to growing marijuana plants and one just to drying them. the fire broke out after 8:00 this morning and a neighbor saw smoke and called 9-1-1. officials say the cause was likely electrical and whoever was operating this "grow" over rode the electrical system and that sparked a fire. that is usually what you see in these cases. this morning, it was windy and the homes are all attached making for a very dangerous situation. >> very dangerous to mess around with this electricity. you can see this is often the result. there were families living on either side and the homes on either side could have potential ly had serious injuries. >> it is expensive to live here so you would think it would not happen here. >> quiet with a lot of families

with children. but nowhere is safe. >> it took crews almost an hour to put out the fire here. major damage was done to the grow house, the fire chief estimated $1.5 million in damage. homes on either side of the grow house were damaged, as well, just minor and both of those homes, actually, are inhabitable at this hour. one neighbor would lives in the next door home told me he was always suspicious of the house and he could smell marijuana inside there and he was never quite sure who lived there, there were always different people coming and going. of course, the fire out here now, and now the scene is turned over to the police department to begin the investigation into this marijuana grow. >> another major story this morning, the storm that moved through and brought the bay area much needed rain. but it also caused some problems in santa rosa, high winds took down this tree with cable, phone

and power lines coming down with it. it happened at:15 when the storm was really moving through. in novato, the winds left businesses in the dark, including at the shopping center. several restaurants at the hamilton marketplace lost their power late this morning. for many, the drive across the golden gate bridge was dicey. this cell phone video shows rain hitting the windshield pretty fast and furious. check in with our meteorologist, mike nicco, for what is happening now with live doppler 7 hd. >> much quieter. it was a notesy night for people in san francisco and up north from what i have heard and seen on twitter the winds were strong, and it made for a last noise. we do have a few showers to the north and you can see right here florence avenue, that is where one of our better radar returns is with light rain falling headed to the northeast at 30 to

35 miles per hour and hitting santa rosa in 11 minutes and we have a storm that is about 10 or 15 minutes away from st. helena, just the latest update, that is headed to the northeast at 30 to 35 miles per hour. the most rain is up north and in the sierra the next couple of hours. we will have a stray shower possible. you can see the sun has come out. that will irritate the atmosphere a little bit. so far, our best rainfall totals are the greatest: santa rosa is .84. only .1" in san jose. >> the rain mean as winter storm warning in the sierra today. here is westbound interstate 80, the c.h.p. is requiring chains or snow tires on 80. you can see why. highway 50, as well, in eldorado county. this is heavenly resort at lake tahoe courtesy of lake tahoe tv

and the skiers are enjoying the fresh snow. lots of it, lots of powder expected to fall on the ski resorts before the weekend. >> there are new details this morning about the man who shot and killed two santa cruz police officers last week. deputies say jeremy goulet lost his coffee shop job, sold his motorcycle and told the house mates he was moving out. police say sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective butler were at his house to investigate a groping case when he opened fire on them february 26. santa cruz police officer have invited the public to a casket viewing for detective sergeant baker and detective butler those on ocean street in santa cruz. the public memorial for detective butler and detective sergeant baker is tomorrow at the h.p. pavilion. a motorcade procession will proceed. amtrak is offering free travel

for law enforcement officers and live coverages begins at 11 a.m., right here on abc7 news. the family an 87-year-old woman who died at a bakersfield nursing home after a nursery fused to perform cpr wanted to die naturally and they are satisfied with the care she received. the death of the woman sparked outrage when the 9-1-1 call was released on the recording. the employee told the dispatcher she was not permitted to perform cpr. the company that operates the home says the employee misinterpreted the guidelines. the employee is on voluntary leave while officials investigate the case. happening now on wall street, stocks continue to surge a day after the dow jones industrial average closed at an all-time high topping the pregreat recession levels set in 2007. now, a look at the dow which is rallied and up 38 points from

yesterday and right now, above yesterday's record close of 14,253. it is at 14,291. analysts say an encouraging report on the job market is what is helping stocks hold on to gains. >> we think we have a storm. wait until you see the latest monster storm on the east coast. now it has brought the nation's capitol to a virtual standstill and the problems it is causing for travelers here in the bay area. huge crowds are filling the streets of venezuela after the death of

>> the snow is affecting us here. it is affecting flights at san francisco international airport with 22 flights from and to washington, dc, area, have been canceled and three new york flights. no storm remitted problems in oakland or san jose, though. it seems the only thing on the runway at some airports are plows with the five largest airlines canceling 1,000 flights altogether. the storm system set a record in chicago yesterday and is shaping up to be the most significant snow fall in the washington, dc area, that it has seen in two years. the federal government is closed as well as most schools in that area. >> let me reiterate something we said all morning yesterday. that is, the best thing people

in the city can do is to stay off the streets. >> the forecast is calling for up to 6" of snow inside the beltway today. >> venezuela's foreign minister has declared seven days of national mourning in the wake of the death of president chavez. the 58-year-old died yesterday after a two career battle -- two year battle with cancer. hundreds of thousands are paying respects. he was the socialist president for 14 years but clashed with u.s. leaders. the people of venezuela will elect the next president in a special vote, with an official funeral on friday. >> the college of cardinals has cut off communication with the news media because there is concern private discussions might leak to the press. >> this morning, the cardinals host add public prayer service to thank the retired pope benedict. workers are preparing the cistene chapel to host the

election. they are installing floorboards and a stove that burns the ballots. we are getting a look at the pope emeritus. this picture shows pope benedict walking the garden at a summer treat. >> mike nicco has been busy tracking the storm. finally catching your breath. >> all of us are, unless we are in between two systems. the first came through last night and the next one comes through tomorrow. first, if you are stepping out now what to expect, you may want an umbrella handy with a stray shower possible. i will show you how much more rain we will get on tomorrow because the 70's come back to the forecast this week. >> impressive video from europe, the volcano erupting right now. >> did kate middleton accidentally give away the gender of her baby? what she said to a well

>> when storms hit, live doppler 7 hd tracks them first so you are ready. follow the bay area weather station on twitter. >> we have amazing new video from italy's mount etna.

it is erupting. the volcano sent lava into the night sky on the island of sicily. roads were closed and covered with stones. flights to and from the airport were not affected amazingly. >> kate middleton may have accidental given away the gender of her baby. you decide. the duchess was chatting with the public on the east coast yesterday. according to the london telegraph she was given a teddy bear and she said thank you, i'll take that for my "d." she stopped herself from going further and someone said were you ready to say "daughter" she replied "we are not telling." the due date is in june. it will be a big deal because the palace never, ever, reveals the sexiest baby before it is born. >> her first slip-up. >> there are a lot of questions, but...mike nicco, our meteorologist, has been tracking

the storm. >> we still have a stray shower, but most of it is out of the here until act two. now, what is going on, everyone, coming up on 11:20. live doppler 7 hd shows over the last three hours the best chance of any showers is in the north bay as we talked about at the top of the show. that is where they stay. you can see those showers are losing their yellows and they are light green to dark green which is a light rain and everywhere else is a stray sprinkle, maybe a stray shower but mostly we are pretty good for the rest of the day. the less cloud cover we have the more likely we are to see less rain because we will not get the sun like we have right here from south beach looking back to oakland. temperature right now is 55, that is what we have if san francisco, also, in san jose. and mill valley. we are about 54 in oakland, walnut creek is 56 and palo alto is 57 and that is the warm spot. san jose, mainly cloudy conditions as we look at

downtown, some other temperatures, 48 in santa rosa and cooler there because of waves of rain, and we have mid-50's for napa, fairfield, fremont and gilroy. we will see blue in the sky in the afternoon but, mainly, it will be cloudy with isolated shower. heavy showers and snow down to 3,000 feet tomorrow and tomorrow and brighter and warmer weekend. spring is coming back into the forecast. here is the low from last night and the cold front has moved through and you can see a moist flow and that is why we have a stray shower. the next low is pinwheeling around this other low that will come in tomorrow and the lows are colder and have less moisture with them and that is why tomorrow will be the cold of the day in the forecast but we will not have quite as much rain. you can see the isolated showers are falling apart headed through the afternoon and evening hours, and overnight, the next flows you can see it coming in, the heaviest rain is along the coast with the higher elevations

spilling inland during the morning commute and through the lunch hour and hang around for the better part of the bay, especially south, as we head into the afternoon hours. as the low pulls arm by 10:00, you can see the rain is tapering and well wake up friday morning under mostly cloudy conditions with fog, and you can see the dry air behind the system coming in and clearing us out for friday evening festivities. rainfall amounts with the next system, .25 to .5" is possible and maybe up to 1" or 1.25" in the higher elevations around the bay, could get up to .75". that is unlikely. today, low-to-mid 50's along the coast and mid-to-upper 50's for the rest of us. the winds we dealt with this morning, they are gone for the most part. temperatures are coolest tomorrow, low-to-mid 50's and sleet from the storm. friday we have clearing and temperatures respond but

saturday back to average, we lose an hour of sleep saturday night into sunday as daylight savings begins and save the batteryies. the 70's are back sunday inland and away from the beaches, monday and tuesday next week. >> so we get the snow how, and this weekend it will be spring like conditions in tahoe. >> exactly. >> still ahead, lighting up the bay. we show you the big day because of the bay lights project. today, on "katie" real life modern families. katie finds out if "different" is the new

>> at 3:00 on "katie" real lifer modern families and on abc7 news at 4:00, the gun company that tripled sales this year and the community that wants to require every resident to own a gun. on abc7 news at 5:00, new moms have a hire rate of unsettling disorder. we have that and more on abc7 news at 4:00 and 5:00. finally, the bay bridge is now officially the wore's largest l.e.d. light sculpture. crowds gathered in san francisco on the shore to want lights debut. at 9:00, new york artist switched on his project which consists of 25,000 l.e.d. lights attached to the western span of the bridge. we sped up the video so you can see more of the light show, kind of cool, right? >> i like to see that on the way to work in the morning. >> that is one of the benefits. he will be up for the next two years so you get plenty of opportunity to enjoy it and can you start it off at duck.

the plan is to go until 2:00 a.m. but it could go beyond that. >> it will be more dry tonight. and less crowded. >> a lot of people still went to see it. >> thanks for joining us on the abc7 news. "on wants to be a millionaire" is next. raise your hand

[dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> hey, you. hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. today's returning contestant is a bartender that created a cocktail just for moi. it is called the vieira. and there will be lots of drinking when he wins the million. from northvale, new jersey, please welcome steve simons. hey, steve. >> thank you. >> for those of you who might have missed yesterday's show, tell us what's in the drink. >> okay, it's--i created this with you in mind. >> yes. littletle sweet. little nutty.

it's vanilla vodka. it's a hazelnut liqueur. it's irish cream and a touch of half-and-half. >> doesn't that sound good? it's like a holiday drink. and we agreed yesterday that we did not want to be impaired while playing the game. >> which was wise. >> which was wise. although i normally drink before the game, but this time, i'm not going to. >> who doesn't? >> and so we are going to celebrate with this when you make it to $1 million, which you are going to do. >> amen. >> amen, all right. [cheers and applause] so, steve, just to recap now, you're still taking on round 1. so far you have banked $37,500. 8 away from the million. 4 away from round 2. and you still have two lifelines. are you ready to play? >> i'm ready when you are. >> okay, audience, are you ready? [cheers and applause] well, then i'm ready too. let's play millionaire. all right, here you go, steve. what's a vj? is a chapter title in a recent book called i want my what?